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Cercles de Paix with Malian women in the refugee camps in Burkina Faso.Photo Wildaf-Mali.

Women, key players in conflict prevention

Women make up more than half of the world's population. They have always been involved in finding solutions to the various conflicts in many societies.

01 Oct 2019

High-Level Meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission on “Prevention and Peacebuilding in Burkina Faso

Mohamed Ibn Chambas: “Burkina Faso is one of the countries where, we, as a collective of development, humanitarian and peace actors, can, together with the Government, focus on preventing the current crisis from further escalation.”

27 Sep 2019

Situation room of the cicil society during the presidential election in Senegal, 24 February 2019. Photo: UNOWAS SCPIO

National observer, a civic commitment for peaceful elections

Some Senegalese citizens did not only vote in the presidential election, but they wanted to wear the observer’s cap to help organize a peaceful election, thus contributing to the consolidation of democracy in Senegal.

18 Jul 2019

“We provide technological solutions to increase the quality of democracy and development”

Tuwindi, a Malian organization that promotes social and economic development using information and communication technologies. it is active in the areas of governance, democracy, citizenship and human rights. It has provided an essential support the holding of transparent elections in Senegal.

11 Jul 2019

Secondary boundary pillar physically demarcating the border. It is placed at every 500m, allowing local population to be aware of where the border is. Photo: D. BARIL

The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission: A success in the resolution of boundary dispute

The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission has been established in 2002 to facilitate the implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment on the Cameroon-Nigeria boundary dispute as well as the demarcating of the land and maritime boundary between the two countries.

09 Jul 2019

“The response must be multidimensional, multisectoral and regional”

Mrs. Metsi Makhetha, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Burkina Faso since 2016, talks about the security and humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso. She also talks about the support of the United Nations and the international community to the Burkinabe government. Interview!

24 Jun 2019

Presidential election in Senegal, a voter at the poll center of HLM 5 neighborhood in Dakar. 24 February 2019. Photo: UNOWAS SCPIO

Presidential election in Senegal: “A matter of taste!”

The presidential election held on 24 February 2019 revealed the political maturity of the Senegalese people, who were mobilized across all social categories to elect the president of the Republic of Senegal.

21 Jun 2019

Ayisha Osori “Holding regular elections is not democracy”

Ayisha Osori is the Executive Director of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). She’s is the writer of the book “Love does not win elections”. A personal experience that talks about politics and elections in Nigeria. Interview.

20 Jun 2019

Presidential elections in Nigéria: UNOWAS’s preventive action, contribution to peaceful elections in Nigeria

Given Nigeria’s strategic position in West Africa and in the continent, and given the internal challenges, it was vital to support Nigeria in conducting peaceful, free and credible elections.

19 Jun 2019

SRSG Mohamed visits Sierra-Leone and Liberia

The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, visited respectively Sierra Leone and Liberia from 23 to 25 May.

27 May 2019

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